Xtep International Holdings Limited is a leading domestic fashion sportswear enterprise in the PRC, primarily engaged in the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of sportswear products, covering footwear, apparel and accessories. All sportswear products are distributed under their own Xtep and licensed Disney Sport brands. By combining influences from sports and fashion they have been developing product ranges that have proven to be very popular amongst their target segment of young fashion conscious consumers...

MS. DING MEI QING - Executive Director & Vice President

Ms. Ding Mei Qing (丁美清), aged 46, is our executive Director and a vice president of the Company. Ms. Ding has over 19 years of experience in the sportswear industry and is primarily responsible for managing the Group’s product design and development as well as supply chains. She is also responsible for the design and technology development of the Group and has led our design team in creating a number of special collections of footwear under our XTEP that successfully appeal to the trendy and youthful mass market segment. Ms. Ding joined the Group in 1999 and is currently the chief operating officer of the Group and also a deputy general manager, a director and a vice president of various subsidiaries of the Group. Ms. Ding participated in an entrepreneurship program offered by Tsinghua University (清華大學) in 2006. She is the daughter of Mr. Ding Jin Chao and the sister of Mr. Ding Shui Po and Mr. Ding Ming Zhong.

MR. DING MING ZHONG - Executive Director & Vice President

Mr. Ding Ming Zhong (丁明忠), aged 42, is our executive Director and a vice president of the Company. He has over 19 years of experience in the sportswear industry and is primarily responsible for the management of the accessories business of the Group. Mr. Ding joined the Group in 1999 and is currently also a deputy general manager and a vice president of various subsidiaries of the Group. He participated in entrepreneurship programs offered by Peking University (北京大學) and Tsinghua University (清華大學) in 2004 and 2006,respectively. He is the son of Mr. Ding Jin Chao and a brother
of Mr. Ding Shui Po and Ms. Ding Mei Qing.

MR. HO YUI POK, ELEUTHERIUS - Non-executive Director

Mr. Ho Yui Pok, Eleutherius (何睿博), aged 53, was redesignated from executive Director to non-executive Director of the Company on 1 September 2017. Mr. Ho joined the Group in 2007 and was previously the chief financial officer,company secretary, authorized representative of the Company and he was also in charge of the investor relations the Group.On 29 March 2010, Mr. Ho was appointed as an executive Director of the Company. Since Mr. Ho’s re-designation as non-executive Director of the Company on 1 September 2017,he resigned his position as the chief financial officer, company secretary and authorized representative of the Company and the person in charge of the investor relations of the Group.He has over 28 years of experience in auditing, accounting and financial management. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Ho was the chief financial officer, company secretary and authorized representative of GST Holdings Limited, a company previously listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

MR. TAN WEE SENG - Independent Non-executive Director

Mr. Tan Wee Seng (陳偉成), aged 63, was appointed as a non-executive Director of the Company on 29 March 2010.Mr. Tan is a professional in value and business management consultancy. He is an independent non-executive director and chairman of the audit committee of Sa Sa International Holdings Limited, an independent non-executive director and chairman of the remuneration committee of Health and Happiness (H&H) International Holdings Limited (previously known as Biostime International Holdings Limited) and an independent non-executive director and chairman of audit committee of Sinopharm Group Company Limited, and an independent non-executive director and chairman of the audit committee of CIFI Holdings (Group) Company Limited, all of these companies are listed on the Main Board of Hong Kong Stock Exchange. He is also an independent director and chairman of the audit committee of ReneSola Ltd. whose shares are listed on the NYSE, and a board member of Beijing City International School, an academic institution in Beijing.

Mr. Tan has been an independent director and chairman of audit committee for 7 Days Group Holdings Limited listed in the NYSE from November 2009 to July 2013 on which it was privatized. Mr. Tan was also the chairman of special committee for privatization of the 7 Days Group Holdings Limited from October 2012 to July 2013.

DR. GAO XIAN FENG - Independent Non-executive Director

Dr. Gao Xian Feng (高賢峰), aged 56, was appointed as our independent non-executive Director on 24 January 2008. Dr. Gao is currently the executive officer of the Human Resources Management Research Centre at Peking University (北京大學人本管理研究中心), and a guest professor of entrepreneurship programs at Peking University (北京大學), Tsinghua University (清華大學), Party School of the Central Committee of Communist Party of China (中央黨校) and Fudan University (復旦大學). Dr. Gao previously served as an associate professor at Shandong Economic University (山東經濟學院). He holds a bachelor’s degree in enterprise management from Shandong Economic University (山東經濟學院) and a doctor of law degree from the Peking University (北京大學).

DR. BAO MING XIAO - Independent Non-executive Director

Dr. Bao Ming Xiao (鮑明曉), aged 56, was appointed as our independent non-executive Director on 21 December 2012. Dr. Bao has over 25 years of experience in physical education. Dr.Bao was a professor of physical education theory at the Capital Institute of Physical Education from 1998 to 2000. He has been a researcher and the chairman of the Research Center of Physical Education Sociology and Science at the Research Institute of Physical Education and Science (體育科學研究所體育社會科學研究中心) of the General Administration of Sport of China (國家體育總局) since 2001. In 2011, Dr. Bao was appointed as deputy chairman of the Second Sport Committee of China Sport Science Society (中國體育科學學會). Dr. Bao graduated from Anhui Normal University (安徽師範大學) with a bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1983. Dr. Bao then obtained a master’s degree in education and a doctorial degree in education from Shanghai University of Sport (上海體育學院) in 1988 and 2005, respectively. In 2016, Dr. Bao was appointed as director of the China Sports Economy ResearchCenter.

Mr. Yeung Lo Bun (楊鷺彬), aged 41, is the company secretary as well as the chief financial officer and authorized representative of the Company. He is responsible for overall financial and accounting affairs, treasury, investor relations and company secretarial matters of the Group. He has over 17 years of experience in the field of audit, corporate finance and financial management. Mr. Yeung joined the Group on 20 September 2010. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Yeung worked in DaChan Food (Asia) Limited (stock code: 3999), a company listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, from 2003 to 2010 and his last position was senior finance manager. Mr. Yeung also worked for an international audit firm from 2001 to 2003.

The Company is committed to the establishment of good corporate governance practices and procedures with a view to being a transparent and responsible organization that is open and accountable to the Shareholders. The Board strives to adhere to the principles of corporate governance and has adopted sound corporate governance practices to meet the legal and commercial standards, focusing on areas such as internal control, fair disclosure and accountability to all Shareholders to ensure the transparency and accountability of all operations of the Company. The Company believes that effective corporate governance is an essential factor for creating more value for its Shareholders. The Board will continue to review and improve the corporate governance practices of the Group from time to time to ensure that the Group is led by an effective Board, in order to optimize the returns for Shareholders.